Ruslan wrote: ↑2 years ago
Yea, I am not sure what the real story is. I am leaning towards tire failure due to extended runs on hard tires, but not sure. I gather the options are:
1. Tire failure due to long runs.
2. Rubbing the walls (mysteriously with only with heavily worn left rear tires).
3. Running over debris (mysteriously with only heavily worn left rear tires...including Hamilton's)
4. A combination of the above (not all left rear tire deflations may have been due to the same cause).
Now, I guess it is possible that a piece of debris was in a location that would only cut the left rear tire.....and all three drivers ran over over the same piece of debris....
Anything I am missing?
Running over kerbing with the inside edge (all the way over to the center edge of the tire).
White six wrote: ↑2 years ago
Tyre failures caused by repeated stress on a particular kerb perhaps
Maybe....but why all the left rear tire failures and how does it take all the stress compared to the front tires?
Thats the strange thing and something that points to debris being more the cause..... the left rear is the least stressed of all 4 at Baku. The rear right is the most stressed according to the teams (and Pirelli), followed by front right and front left.
The left rear on Lewis's car apparently had a 6-7cm cut in it when they stopped the race after the Max crash. Being "Lucky Lewis" of course his tyre never failed but clearly was on the point of failure.
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Ruslan wrote: ↑2 years ago
Yea, I am not sure what the real story is. I am leaning towards tire failure due to extended runs on hard tires, but not sure. I gather the options are:
1. Tire failure due to long runs.
2. Rubbing the walls (mysteriously with only with heavily worn left rear tires).
3. Running over debris (mysteriously with only heavily worn left rear tires...including Hamilton's)
4. A combination of the above (not all left rear tire deflations may have been due to the same cause).
Now, I guess it is possible that a piece of debris was in a location that would only cut the left rear tire.....and all three drivers ran over over the same piece of debris....
Anything I am missing?
Running over kerbing with the inside edge (all the way over to the center edge of the tire).
OK, revised list:
1. Tire failure due to long runs.
2. Rubbing the walls (mysteriously with only with heavily worn left rear tires).
3. Running over curbs (either rubbing inside edge of tire or from pounding on the left rear).
4. Running over debris (mysteriously with only heavily worn left rear tires...including Hamilton's)
5. A combination of the above (not all left rear tire deflations may have been due to the same cause).
White six wrote: ↑2 years ago
Tyre failures caused by repeated stress on a particular kerb perhaps
Maybe....but why all the left rear tire failures and how does it take all the stress compared to the front tires?
Thats the strange thing and something that points to debris being more the cause..... the left rear is the least stressed of all 4 at Baku. The rear right is the most stressed according to the teams (and Pirelli), followed by front right and front left.
The left rear on Lewis's car apparently had a 6-7cm cut in it when they stopped the race after the Max crash. Being "Lucky Lewis" of course his tyre never failed but clearly was on the point of failure.
Well, I don't think it could be "random debris" as three left rear tires were cut. It could be something in place on the track where left rear tires ran over.
DoubleFart wrote: ↑2 years ago
Reprofiled Turn 8 kerb?
Possible, they're be a time gain for getting the left rear super close to the Armco there. We didn't see a single person hit that barrier all weekend though, could be lack of a camera .
The inside of 15 another potential culprit, one of the most difficult corners on the entire calendar
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Mawerick wrote: ↑2 years ago
If I remember correctly, it was the inside wall of the tyre (at least Stroll's) that had failed, not the outside wall. I don't think the inside would hit any barriers during a race, though it might be damaged by curbs.
Oh I wanted to scream and shout too, I couldn't as my daughter was working on an urgent piece of work. Believe me, inside I was cheering like mad
The other thing that amuses me is when the car lets him down, Max always gives it a good kick before he walks away. He just has to show his frustration to the world, not that kicking does any good, but he always does it anyway.
Ruslan wrote: ↑2 years ago
Yea, I am not sure what the real story is. I am leaning towards tire failure due to extended runs on hard tires, but not sure. I gather the options are:
1. Tire failure due to long runs.
2. Rubbing the walls (mysteriously with only with heavily worn left rear tires).
3. Running over debris (mysteriously with only heavily worn left rear tires...including Hamilton's)
4. A combination of the above (not all left rear tire deflations may have been due to the same cause).
Now, I guess it is possible that a piece of debris was in a location that would only cut the left rear tire.....and all three drivers ran over over the same piece of debris....
Anything I am missing?
Running over kerbing with the inside edge (all the way over to the center edge of the tire).
OK, revised list:
1. Tire failure due to long runs.
2. Rubbing the walls (mysteriously with only with heavily worn left rear tires).
3. Running over curbs (either rubbing inside edge of tire or from pounding on the left rear).
4. Running over debris (mysteriously with only heavily worn left rear tires...including Hamilton's)
5. A combination of the above (not all left rear tire deflations may have been due to the same cause).
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